"mystery meat navigation" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Reportedly coined in 1998 by Web designer Vincent Flanders. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=mystery meat navigation}} mystery meat navigation (uncountable)
  1. (informal, derogatory, Internet) A system of navigation on a website in which the user cannot immediately determine the target of any hyperlink but has to interact with it in some way (such as hovering with the mouse). Tags: Internet, derogatory, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-mystery_meat_navigation-en-noun-X2khA0~B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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